Masayuki Okamoto (岡本 将之,Okamoto Masayuki, born 18 September 1983) is a former sumo wrestler and current professional wrestler from Chōyō, Kumamoto, Japan.[1] In sumo, he used the shikonaKirinowaka Tarō (霧の若 太郎,Kirinowaka Tarō), while in professional wrestling he is best known by the ring name Shogun Okamoto (将軍岡本,Shōgun Okamoto). He currently works as a freelancer, performing most notably for Pro Wrestling Zero1, where he is a former two-times NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Champion.

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He made his professional debut in March 1999, but never reached the top division. The highest rank he achieved was jūryō 4. He was forced to retire by the Japan Sumo Association, as a result of the 2011 match-fixing scandal.[2]

In January 2012 he became a professional wrestler with a ring name of Shogun Okamoto and joined the Inoki Genome Federation. In February 2012 he won his first match, defeating Bob Sapp. In October 2013 he formed a tag team with another former sumo wrestler, Wakakirin. He left IGF in March 2016 and went freelance.[1]